(Radio Iowa) — An Iowa State University study finds if a man opens the door for a woman while on their first date or offers to pay for dinner, some women admire that behavior, while others find it insulting. Pelin Gul, a social psychologist and postdoctoral researcher at I-S-U, is the study’s lead author. Gul says some women find men who make those gestures more attractive, even though their actions may also be seen as “benevolent sexism.” “Women might perceive these men more likely to be patronizing and undermining,” Gul says, “however, because these behaviors imply willingness to protect, provide and commit, it is an important mate preference for women. That’s why they find these men more attractive.”

The results of the study may appear contradictory, Gul admits, and it sends a very mixed message to men about how they should behave. “Men are kind of in confusion,” Gul says. “They want to appear polite. They want to appear benevolent to women, but at the same time they are worried that they are going to come at girls as sexist if they do those gestures.”  Much of the research was done while Gul was studying at the University of Kent in England. She says the work confirmed women prefer men to be benevolent, but contradicting previous assumptions, they found women also recognized the potential harm. “If men know that women desire these behaviors when they are searching for a mate, men acting out those gestures could increase their chances of finding a mate,” Gul says, “however, they should be aware they are likely to be perceived as undermining.”

Gul is a native of Istanbul, Turkey, and has studied at several universities around the world. Being new to the United States and Iowa, Gul was asked what her perception is when people hold the door for her as she’s entering or exiting the buildings on the Ames campus. “Honestly, I haven’t had much experience with doors held for me, not because people don’t hold the doors — they do — but I haven’t had much social interaction here, especially in summer, I don’t see many people around.”

She says other studies have found that women tend to prefer men who make these gestures, and note that women aren’t aware of any negative consequences of men’s attempts at kindness.

Police in Red Oak, Thursday afternoon, arrested a man wanted on a Montgomery County warrant for Violation of Probation. 23-year old Brandon Michael Borgmyer, of Red Oak, was taken into custody on the felony offense and booked into the Montgomery County Jail and held on a $10,000 bond.

Sheriff’s officials in Adams County report a man and a woman were arrested on drug charges overnight Thursday into early Friday morning. At around 10-p.m. Thursday, Adams County Deputies conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle in which James Hammerstrom, of Villisca, was a passenger. During the investigation, K9 Baxo was deployed and gave a positive indication to the odor of narcotics. After further investigation, Hammerstrom was arrested for Possession of a Controlled Substance. Hammerstrom was additionally given a citation for having an open container of alcohol.

At around 1:30-this (Friday) morning, Adams County Deputies conducted a traffic stop near the intersection of Sycamore Avenue and 260th. During the investigation, K9 Baxo was deployed on the vehicle and gave a positive indication to controlled substances. Upon further investigation, the driver of the truck, Kimberly Thompson, of Corning, was placed under arrest for Possession of a Controlled Substance and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:30 a.m. CDT

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Two county auditors say Iowa election officials were told to follow Iowa’s new voter identification law despite a judge’s order blocking some provisions. Polk County Auditor Jamie Fitzgerald and Linn County Auditor Joel Miller say Ken Kline, deputy commissioner of elections, told auditors at a meeting Thursday they shouldn’t follow a temporary injunction issued Wednesday by a judge. A Secretary of State spokesman later said officials weren’t aware the injunction had taken effect.

UNDATED (AP) — Michael Avenatti, who has gained national attention as the lawyer for porn actress Stormy Daniels, is scheduled to speak at an Iowa Democratic fundraiser that has been a frequent stop for those seeking the presidential nomination. Avenatti said Thursday that he’d speak at the Iowa Democratic Wing Ding on Aug. 10. Avenatti has said he’d run against President Donald Trump if he seeks re-election and no one else with a good chance of defeating him steps up.

NORTH LIBERTY, Iowa (AP) — A North Liberty man has been sentenced to 35 years in prison for orchestrating a murder-for-hire scheme. The Iowa City Press-Citizen reports that 38-year-old Justin DeWitt was sentenced Thursday after DeWitt pleaded guilty in May to two counts each of attempted murder and solicitation to commit murder. Police arrested DeWitt in June 2016 on charges he tried to hire a hit man to kill a former business associate, the associate’s wife and their two children.

BROOKLYN, Iowa (AP) — Investigators say they have searched a pig farm and other places in east-central Iowa near where a University of Iowa student went missing, but have turned up no sign of her. KCCI-TV reports the pig farm is near Guernsey, about 15 minutes from 20-year-old Mollie Tibbetts’ hometown of Brooklyn, Iowa. Tibbetts was last seen July 18 jogging in Brooklyn near her boyfriend’s home, where she was dog-sitting. Authorities say Tibbetts’ boyfriend has been ruled out as a suspect.